An armed conflict had taken place after Pakistan attacked India in 1965. India retaliated and Pakistani forces suffered a defeat after India had reached the city of Lahore and defeated the Pakistani offensive forces. The United Nations intervened and the Soviet Union mediated an agreement between Indian Prime Minister Lal Bahadur Shastri and Pakistan’s General Ayub Khan. The agreement was signed in the city of Tashkentin January, 1966.
Main points were:
1. Both the countries would go pre-war positions.
2. Restoration of diplomatic ties.
3. Leaders would promote and propagate peace in their own country.
4. Order to transfer prisoners of war.
